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Upper Middle Rhine

Eight days of UNESCO river: Mainz, Bacharach, Loreley, St. Goar, Koblenz Deutsches Eck, Marksburg. Tesla and Ionity; the B9 is slow on purpose.

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Season: Year-round. Vineyards harvest September. Rhine in Flames fireworks summer nights. Fog on the gorge in November.

Eight days of UNESCO river: Mainz, Bacharach, Loreley, St. Goar, Koblenz Deutsches Eck, Marksburg. Tesla and Ionity; the B9 is slow on purpose.

Day by day

Day 1

Mainz

The cathedral over the river. Overnight Tesla.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Mainz) — typical arrival 30%, about 20 min to 80%. Why stop here: Mainz. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Day 3

Bacharach

Timber and a ruined Werner. Destination charger.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Bacharach. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Day 5

St. Goar

The Loreley across the water. Charge in Boppard.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: St. Goar. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Day 6

Koblenz

Two rivers at the Deutsches Eck. Ionity overnight.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Ionity (Ionity Koblenz) — typical arrival 24%, about 24 min to 80%. Why stop here: Koblenz. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

MarksburgPhoto: Ingo Mehling / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Day 8

Mainz

Last Tesla. The gorge is still in the rear-view.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Mainz) — typical arrival 30%, about 20 min to 80%. Why stop here: Mainz. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Rhine vinesPhoto: Sergey Ashmarin / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Quiet charging pauses

Tesla Supercharger in Mainz — a calm stop on this leg, about 20 min.
Ionity in Koblenz — a calm stop on this leg, about 24 min.

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